Domestic Violence
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France vows to fight violence against women after three killings in 24 hours
This article contains references to domestic violence. SBS News The French government on Tuesday promised to step up the fight…
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Preventing violence against women needs greater focus on perpetrators, Our Watch says
Violence against women is a problem of epidemic proportions in Australia, and one that is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men, Our…
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Royal commission told of ‘heartbreaking’ abuse faced by women with disability
The disability royal commission was told 90 per cent of women with intellectual disability have experienced sexual abuse. By disability…
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‘Empathy machine’ or false hope? How virtual reality is being used to try to stop domestic violence
There has been considerable excitement about this, with claims the virtual reality experience is an “empathy machine” that enhances the…
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Family and domestic violence survivors are ‘being failed’
The Justice for Women in Rape Cases forum was hosted by the Geelong Women Unionists Network (GWUN) and March4Justice Geelong,…
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‘You couldn’t leave your husband. It wasn’t done’ – the story of the women behind the first domestic violence refuges
They saved the lives of many women. Gill Margaret Hague The Conversation And the projects and political actions they began…
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‘See What You Made Me Do’ is must-watch TV. Here’s what needs to happen now to address domestic abuse
ANALYSIS: As SBS airs See What You Made Me Do, a landmark documentary series about domestic abuse, two experts explain…
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After several women suicided, this Melbourne community is addressing family violence
In 2018 and 2019, seven suspected suicides in Melbourne’s City of Whittlesea left local authorities deeply concerned. Lin Evlin SBS…
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How intimate partner violence affects children’s health
Children are exposed to all the stresses and strains that affect the families and communities in which they grow up.…
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Why domestic abuse is such a difficult subject for churches
But sometimes they can help perpetuate abuse by failing to offer support when needed. Ava Kanyeredzi The Conversation There can…
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In regional Australia, many domestic violence victims have ‘nowhere to go’
Grace’s mother Jessica Kupsch was violently killed by her partner in 2012. Manika Champ ABC News Matthew Patrick Tunks is…
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Report due on ‘failings’ for fatal family
NSW Coroner Teresa O’Sullivan is due to release her findings and recommendations on Wednesday into the deaths of Jack and…
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Three women in Istanbul
I am quite certain that I never will. Nicholas Karides It is a city that conjures two key references for…
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A shocking statistical fact that will change the way you think about the gender pay gap
Our research linking domestic violence to gender income balance is a world first. Authors The Conversation We are astounded by…
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Hannah Clarke’s parents push for coercive control to be made a crime one year on from horrific murders
Hannah and her children Aaliyah, 6, Laianah, 4, and Trey, 3, were ambushed by her estranged husband Rowan Baxter in…
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Domestic violence soars after natural disasters. Preventing it needs to be part of the emergency response
It usually involves physical and psychological violence perpetrated by men against women and children, but it can also include an…
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